The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
RESOLUTIONS.

House joint resolution to appoint a
lecturer to attend the teachers insti.
tutes OF the several counties in the in
terests OF higher industrial ed ucation,
to be paid out of the fund appropria-
ted for the Bureau of Agricultural
Statistics and Mines, lies over.
HOUSE joint resolution instructing
Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress to refund the cotton tax declared
by the Supreme Court to have been
nconstitutionally collected. Lies
over.
House Joint resolution providing for
Joint sessions Of the Committee on
Roads Of the two houses for the pur-
pose OF devising a good road law.
Lies over.
NEW BILLS.
To prevent the spread Of contagious
diseases and to define the duties OF
county boards Of health.
To abste nuisances and prevent the
sale of adulteratsd food.
To prevent the dieorganizing OF the
General Assembly OF the State.
To amend the act Incorporating the
town OF Humboldt.
To create a Bureau OF Labor Stat.
tistics and Mines,
To regulate relations between en-
ploYers and employees.
To forbid any trustee becoming his
own successor in Office.
To punish false preienses in obtain
ing certificates of cattle and other ami
mails.
To amend the road law.
To allow sheriffs compensation in
certain Cases.
To prohibit the running Of barber
shops on Suuday.
To prevent judicial authorities from
borro wing money from clerks Of
courts.
To prevent judicial officers from be-
coming sureties on eff iial bonds.
ITO compensate ?. P. Pick3rd.
Authorizing clerks Of the courts to
pay into the State Treasury all I'M
claimed moneys in their hands.
To protect public morals by pro.
hibiting the publishing of scandalous
and disgusting evidence in the courts.
To provide for the registration of
births, deathsiand marriages.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The Senate was announced at the
bar OF the House for the purpose Of
going into joint convention to COM
plete the election OF Laud Registers.
1t was found that the Senate journal
showed that the joint convention had
adjourned till the 9th, and the House
journal that adjournment was till the
10th. The Senate being on hand the
House journal was amended 80 as to
show that adjournment was taken
until the 9th.
The clerks OF both houses are con-
fident their journals are right.
The Chair stated that the gentle
man elected Register for the East Ten.
nessee District, Mr.. Fowler, was ineli-
gible because he lived in the county
of Monroe, which was in the Hia-
wassee District.
Senator Nancy moved to reconsider
the action electing Mr.. Fowler.
Judge Williams raised the point
that there was no parliamentary
precedent for reconsidtring an cleo
ton.
Senator Nancy concurred and with
drew his motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Gollsday thought there were no
requirements that register be resi-
dent Of the district for which he is
elected. 1t seemed to be the general
impression that the question Of ineli-
gibility after election must be deter
mined by some other tribunal.
Messrs. W. D. Henderson, H N.
Cate and V. Turner we're nominated
for the Hiawassee District.
The vote was announced: Hender-
son, 70; Gate, 80; Turner, fl.
Mr.. VIM. d. Henderson, of the
county Of McMinu, was declared
elected. Mr.. Henderson was nomi-
mated by Mr., Fowler. s. E Cunning
ham, D. L. Brown and W. ]. Hodges
were nominated. The vote was an
nounced: Cunningham, IL; Brown,
II; Hodges, 20. Mr.. Brown was de-
clared elected.
A great many changes to Brown
were made before the ballot was an
nouuced.
Mr.. Brown is a one legged Democrat
of Cumberland county. formerly Trus-
tee Of that county, and was nominated
by Mr.. Ewing for the Western Dis
trict.
NV. R, Britt, OF Madison; JAW,